Patents Examined by Nimeshkumar Patel
  • Patent number: 9356081
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device comprises a driving transistor for driving an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor controlled by a scan signal and connected between a reference voltage line and a first node of the driving transistor; a second transistor controlled by the scan signal and connected between a data line and a second node of the driving transistor; a first plate with an improved conductive characteristic and connected to the semiconductor layer of the driving transistor and the semiconductor layer of the first transistor; a second plate positioned on the first plate, and connected to the semiconductor layer of the second transistor and a gate electrode of the driving transistor; and a pixel electrode of the organic light emitting diode, positioned on the second plate and connected to the first plate through a contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: HeeDong Choi
  • Patent number: 9349774
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate including a display and non-display regions at a periphery of the display region with red, green, blue and white pixel regions as one pixel group formed in the display region, and the display region divided into a first region and a second region; an organic emitting diode in each of the red, green, blue and white pixel regions; first to third power lines respectively disposed at an end of the first region, at an opposite end of the second region and a boundary of the first and second regions and connected to the organic emitting diode; a first drive integrated circuit connected to the first and third power lines; and a second drive integrated circuit connected to the second and third power lines, wherein the first and second regions are symmetric with respect to the third power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Jae Shin, Jae-Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 9348173
    Abstract: A light source module includes at least one light bar, a reflector, and at least one bar-shaped reflection unit. The light bar includes light-emitting elements arranged along an extension direction. The reflector has at least one accommodation space accommodating the light bar and reflective convex surfaces located on two opposite sides of the light bar. The bar-shaped reflection unit is located above the light bar, extends along the extension direction, and has a reflection surface facing the light bar. A cross-sectional line obtained by cutting the reflection surface along an optical axis of any of the light-emitting elements and along a direction perpendicular to the extension direction includes a convex arc line protruding toward the light-emitting elements and two concave arc lines connected to two opposite sides of the convex arc line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Wei Liu, Chin-Ku Liu
  • Patent number: 9351371
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device in which with the general color rendering index Ra and the special color rendering index R9 maintained at high numeric values, the light emission efficiency is prevented from being reduced as much as possible, and the high color rendering and the high efficiency are achieved so as to be usable for general lighting usage. The device includes at least one light emitting element 6 emitting a light having a peak emission wavelength in a near-ultraviolet to blue region, and a phosphor layer 5 containing a green phosphor excited by a primary light emitted from the light emitting element 6 and emitting a light having a peak emission wavelength in a green region, a first red phosphor excited by the primary light and emitting a light having a peak emission wavelength in a red region, and a second red phosphor exited by the primary light and emitting a light having a peak emission wavelength different from that of the first red phosphor in the red region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinya Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 9343877
    Abstract: A spark plug includes a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a cylindrical metal shell. The ground electrode is welded to the metal shell via a weld portion. The weld portion is formed along the outer circumference end part of an annular part in the ground electrode. The weld portion has a plurality of melt extending parts extending toward the inner circumference side from the outer circumference end part of the annular part and aligned such that adjacent ones are connected to each other at the end part. The plurality of melt extending parts partially include smaller melt extending parts whose melting depth is smaller than others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Hasegawa, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9343878
    Abstract: A metallic shell extends in the direction of an axial line and has a threaded portion on its outer circumferential surface for threading engagement with a mounting hole of a combustion apparatus. A process of manufacturing the metallic shell includes a step of forming a metallic shell tubular intermediate having the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion and a rolling step of forming the threaded portion on the metallic shell tubular intermediate. In the rolling step, a bearing member is inserted into the metallic shell tubular intermediate for nipping the metallic shell tubular intermediate in cooperation with working surfaces of the rolling dies, and rolling is performed simultaneously on at least the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Kawano, Koji Kamikawa
  • Patent number: 9343876
    Abstract: A spark plug including a center electrode; an insulator; a metallic shell; and a ground electrode, wherein at least one of the center electrode and the ground electrode has thereon an intermediate member which connects the center electrode or the ground electrode to a noble metal tip. The intermediate member has a tip-bonding portion to which the noble metal tip is bonded, and an electrode-bonding portion which has a diameter greater than that of the tip-bonding portion, and which is bonded to the center electrode or the ground electrode. The intermediate member contains nickel (Ni) as a main component, and also contains chromium (Cr) in an amount of 15 to 25 wt. %. The intermediate member contains, in a surface portion thereof, silicon (Si) in an amount per unit volume of 0.04 mg/mm3 to 0.12 mg/mm3, and aluminum (Al) in an amount per unit volume of 0.03 mg/mm3 to 0.10 mg/mm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Yoshimoto, Takehito Kuno, Tomoo Tanaka, Tomonori Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 9343441
    Abstract: Light emitter devices having improved light output and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, light emitter devices can include a light emission area including one or more light emitting chips. The emitter device can further include a filling material at least partially disposed over the one or more light emitting chips. The filling material can include a first discrete layer of phosphor containing material and a second discrete layer of optically clear material. The device can optionally include more than one discrete layer of optically clear material. Each of the discrete layers of material can be separately dispensed within the light emission area such that the filling material is dispensed to a level that is substantially flush with an upper surface of the emitter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Jesse Colin Reiherzer
  • Patent number: 9343515
    Abstract: A display device that includes a reflective electrode; a transparent electrode; a partition; an EL layer formed over the partition and the transparent electrode; a semi-transmissive electrode formed over the EL layer; and a coloring layer over the semi-transmissive electrode. A light-emitting region is formed to overlap with the transparent electrode, the EL layer, the semi-transmissive electrode, and the coloring layer. A non-light-emitting region is formed to overlap with the transparent electrode, the partition, the EL layer, and the coloring layer. The non-light-emitting region is formed to surround the light-emitting region. The sum of the optical length of the transparent electrode and the optical length of the EL layer is adjusted to fulfill a condition of a microcavity intensifying light of the color of the coloring layer. The optical length of the partition in the non-light-emitting region is adjusted to weaken external light incident through the coloring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nozomu Sugisawa, Hisao Ikeda, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Manabu Niboshi, Satoshi Inoue, Yuto Tsukamoto, Shinichi Kawato
  • Patent number: 9335006
    Abstract: SSL lamps or luminaires are disclosed that combine blue, yellow (or green) and red photons or emissions to generate light with the desired characteristics. In different embodiments according to the present invention, the blue emission is not provided by an LED chip or package having a blue LED coated with a yellow phosphor, with blue light leaking through the yellow phosphor. Instead, the blue light component can be provided by other types of LED chips in the SSL luminaire such as one having a blue LED covered by a different colored conversion material, with blue light from the blue LED leaking through the different colored conversion material. In one embodiment, the blue component can be provided by an LED chip comprising a blue emitting LED covered by a conversion material that absorbs blue light and re-emits red light, with a portion of the blue light from the LED leaking through the red conversion material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Ronan Le Toquin, Bernd Keller, Tao Tong, Gerald Negley, Antony P. Van De Ven, John Roberts
  • Patent number: 9335011
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus having a phosphor material radiationally coupled to a light source is presented. The phosphor material includes a green emitting phosphor composition of general formula I: R3?x?zMxCezT5?yNyO12?x?yFx+y; where 0?x<3.0; 0?y<5.0, 0<z?0.30; and if x=0, then y>0 or if y=0, then x>0; R is Y, Tb, Gd, La, Lu or a combination thereof; T is Al, Sc, Ga, In or combinations thereof; M is Ca, Sr, Ba or a combination thereof; N is Mg, Zn or a combination thereof. The phosphor composition of formula I may be combined with an additional phosphor to generate white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alok Mani Srivastava, William Winder Beers, William Erwin Cohen, Holly Ann Comanzo
  • Patent number: 9331135
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic light emitting display including: a first substrate including a display area where an organic light emitting device is formed and a non-display area where a plurality of pads are formed, a second substrate facing and spaced apart from the first substrate, a pattern formed in the non-display area of the first substrate and having openings, and an adhesive layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and covering a portion of the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HeeSuk Pang, Jaehyuk Lee, JooHwan Shin
  • Patent number: 9328878
    Abstract: A green emitting phosphor composition is disclosed. A phosphor composition of formula Ca1-xEuxAlB3O7, where 0<x<0.5 is formed from combining calcium carbonate, boron oxide, aluminum oxide, and europium oxide; and then firing the combination. A lighting apparatus including the phosphor composition is also provided. The phosphor composition may be combined with an additional phosphor to generate white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alok Mani Srivastava, William Winder Beers, William Erwin Cohen, Holly Ann Comanzo
  • Patent number: 9329328
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate (LGP), a light source, and at least one prism sheet. The LGP includes a light emitting surface, a bottom surface, a light incident surface, and a plurality of first microstructures on the bottom surface. Each of the first microstructure is a recessed structure and includes a first surface and a second surface. An included angle between the first surface and the bottom surface ranges from 15 degrees to 27 degrees. An included angle between the second surface and the bottom surface ranges from 50 degrees to 90 degrees. The light source provides a light beam, and an included angle between a light emitting direction of the light beam emitted from the light emitting surface of the LGP and a normal direction of the light emitting surface is greater than 30 degrees. The prism sheet is disposed above the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shang-Wei Chen, Min-Yi Hsu, Chao-Hung Weng, Wen-Hsin Lo, Han-Wen Tsai, Ming-Feng Kuo, Ming-Dah Liu
  • Patent number: 9325156
    Abstract: A spark plug wherein an outer diameter of a first face that is a gap foliating face of the center electrode tip is denoted as R1, an outer diameter of a second face that is a gap forming face of the ground electrode tip is denoted as R2, a length of the gap is denoted as G1, and an average distance of a distance between an end in the first direction of the first face and an end in the first direction of the second face and a distance between an end in the second direction of the first face and an end in the second direction of the second face is denoted as G2, R1<R2, 0.5 mm?R1?1.1 mm, 0.7 mm?R2?1.2 mm, 0.6 mm?G1?1.3 mm, and 1.4?(R2/R1)×(G2/G1)?1.8 are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ban, Yoshikazu Kataoka, Magoki Shimadate, Tomoaki Kato
  • Patent number: 9326350
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with multi-color temperature and multi-loop configuration is provided. The light-emitting device comprises a substrate, multiple light sources disposed on the substrate, and a light-emitting unit covering the light sources and at least a portion of the substrate. Each of the light sources is configured to emit a respective primary radiation. The light-emitting unit comprises multiple wavelength conversion components, each of which may include a respective fluorescent material. Each wavelength conversion component emits a respective converted radiation, upon absorbing a portion of the primary radiation from one or more of the light sources, and mixes the respective converted radiation with a portion of the primary radiation from the one or more of the light sources that is not absorbed to form a respective mixed radiation. Each wavelength conversion component is adjacent to, and at least partially contacts, at least another one of the wavelength conversion components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-kai Chang, Shih-Hua Pan
  • Patent number: 9316368
    Abstract: A luminaire including a thin phosphor layer applied to a remote reflector is disclosed. In some embodiments of the luminaire, LEDs illuminate and activate a thin remote phosphor coating applied to a reflective substrate. In some embodiments, the LED light source includes at least one LED with a GaN emitting layer. The LEDs can be packaged with or without a local phosphor. The thin remote phosphor can include red, red/orange, yellow, green or cyan emitting phosphor so that the luminaire produces white light. The thin remote phosphor layer can include two or more different color emitting phosphors. In some embodiments, the luminaire is a light fixture including a diffuser lens assembly and a pan to support the fixture when mounted in a ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Nicholas William Medendorp, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9318879
    Abstract: A spark plug has a firing pad attached to a center electrode or a ground electrode by way of a fused portion. In one or more embodiments, the firing pad is composed of a precious metal material. The fused portion can be formed in such a way that a material composition thereof at a sparking surface of the firing pad has a greater percentage of the precious metal material than a material of the underlying electrode to which the firing pad is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Kowalski, Frederick J. Quitmeyer, Nathan A. Thomson, Curtis W. Verhoff, Richard L. Keller
  • Patent number: 9303858
    Abstract: A cooling system is provided. The cooling system includes an enclosure. The enclosure is defined by walls among which at least one is movable. The enclosure further includes at least one aperture on at least one wall. The system further includes an amplification element that is coupled with at least one walls of the enclosure. Further, the cooling system includes an actuation unit mechanically coupled with the amplification element. The actuation unit includes at least one actuation signal triggered actuator configured to cause a displacement the amplification element. In the cooling system, the amplification element is configured to amplify the actuator caused displacement through to the at least one wall of the enclosure such that fluid enters and exits the enclosure from the at least one aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Charles Erklin Seeley, Stanton Earl Weaver, Jr., Brian Magann Rush, Mark Howard Giammattei
  • Patent number: 9302624
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror casing portion and a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element sub-assembly includes a mirror back plate. A heater pad is disposed between a side of the mirror back plate and the mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element is fixedly attached to the mirror back plate with the heater pad disposed therebetween. The mirror reflective element sub-assembly includes a display indicator having a light source that is activatable to emit light. When activated, the light source emits light that transmits through a light-transmitting passageway of the display indicator and through a light-transmitting portion of the heater pad and through the mirror reflective element to be viewable by the driver of the vehicle. The display indicator is associated with a blind spot detection system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
    Inventor: Niall R. Lynam